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Accountant guilty of operating 21 unregistered schemes

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... managed investment schemes. Accountant Mark Ronald Letten pleaded guilty following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Letten is the former director of LGH Holdings, which is now in liquidation, and the principal ...

BNP Paribas enters EU with ASIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
BNP Paribas (BNP) has entered into an enforceable undertaking with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in relation to potential misconduct involving the Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate (BBSW). In November 2012, BNP reported to ...

Tarrant appeals AAT banning order

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... case of the Trio Capital fraud for ushering clients into the scheme. On January 8th, the AAT affirmed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) decision to ban Tarrant financial services and confirmed that the order was appropriate. ...

Trio victims condemn Astarra director jail release

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... some have passed away, others have been retrenched and justice has still not been done." He criticized the Australian Securities and Investment Commissions (ASIC) decision to charge Richard under the Corporations Act, which carries a maximum sentence ...

Praemium to launch retail super SMA service

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... of the current Praemium SMA platform within a retail superannuation environment, the company informed the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). "The imminent launch of our new SuperSMA offering is very exciting given the considerable interest from a ...

Wilson HTM CFO steps down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... We wish Karen every success in the future," acting chief executive Sandy Grant said in a statement on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Penrose was appointed chief financial officer in April 2010 and company secretary in March 2013. The group ...

GPT Group bows out of CPA bidding war

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA). GPT Group, which owns 11.72% of CPA, said in an announcement on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that it would not be increasing its offer for the $3.9 billion commercial office property fund following ...

ASIC publishes Medcraft travel details

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Documents released by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) show that chairman Greg Medcraft spent more than 80 days overseas on business trips last year. The documents reveal that the majority of these visits include meetings ...

ASX managed funds services gets ASIC nod

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has cleared the most significant hurdle on the road to its 'mFund Settlement Service' - the third incarnation of AQUA II - after the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) gave it the go-ahead. ...

ETFs pass $10 billion milestone

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
... exchange-traded products (ETPs) have passed the $10 billion mark for the first time. According to numbers from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), funds in ETPs were at less than half their current level just two years ago. The significant growth ...